LOL... I found this thread while looking for the lyrics

earlier in the week we were at a wine tasting in the small local shop & the owner mentioned this song & insisted that it was by some obsure songwriter... well, truth be told in 1985 this wasn't too far from the truth... and didn't believe me when I credited it to Robbie.

Now... the oldtimers doen't help much, but I remembered Robbie singing this shortly after it was written & talking about what inspired it... so I was pretty certain that I remembered him as the author. Robbie & Mick Moloney were performing together and doing workshops for our little folk festival at the time... so much music, so little sleep... LOL

and now I can help get the facts straight in one small corner... I've always enjoyed Robbie's songs... they are gems.